Dinner Options for LO

Hello Ladies, my LO is almost a year old and we are having a very hard time with dinner. He goes to the daycare full time and eats very well there. I give him oats, eggs and fruits for breakfast and rice, lentils and veggies for lunch. I am from India and we have tried a lot of indian food for dinner and LO hates everyone of them. He refuses to eat anything other than mac n cheese. I am not sure if it is okay to feed him Mac n Cheese every night. I am totally running out of choices and I would like him to eat some home made food.

What do you ladies feed your LO for dinner? Please share some of your LO's favorite recipes.

Hello Ladies, my LO is almost a year old and we are having a very hard time with dinner. He goes to the daycare full time and eats very well there. I give him oats, eggs and fruits for breakfast and rice, lentils and veggies for lunch. I am from India and we have tried a lot of indian food for dinner and LO hates everyone of them. He refuses to eat anything other than mac n cheese. I am not sure if it is okay to feed him Mac n Cheese every night. I am totally running out of choices and I would like him to eat some home made food.

What do you ladies feed your LO for dinner? Please share some of your LO's favorite recipes.

Hayden likes grilled cheese sandwiches, spaghetti, small pieces of chicken with just about any veggies, chicken or beef soup, he also really likes the brocoli and cheese nuggets recipe from www.wholsomebabyfood.com Sometimes he only wants to feed himself, other times he's fine being spoon fed. It hasn't been easy to find the right balance of finger foods but it seems to be getting better. Hang in there!

Hayden likes grilled cheese sandwiches, spaghetti, small pieces of chicken with just about any veggies, chicken or beef soup, he also really likes the brocoli and cheese nuggets recipe from www.wholsomebabyfood.com Sometimes he only wants to feed himself, other times he's fine being spoon fed. It hasn't been easy to find the right balance of finger foods but it seems to be getting better. Hang in there!

Have you tried adding things to the mac and cheese to make it a more balanced meal? Try whole wheat pasta, mix in steamed carrot bits, peas, chicken or other meats. And if you wan to get him accustomed to spices, try adding them in to his mac and cheese little by little. HTH.

Have you tried adding things to the mac and cheese to make it a more balanced meal? Try whole wheat pasta, mix in steamed carrot bits, peas, chicken or other meats. And if you wan to get him accustomed to spices, try adding them in to his mac and cheese little by little. HTH.

Great ideas, modestmum! I was going to suggest making some chicken plain for now (load up with spices on your pieces but leave LOs plain) and try cutting that up. My son loves steamed broccoli, peas, string beans, sweet potatoes, squash and any kind of fruit you can imagine. He'll also eat fish, steak etc. Just keep it kind of plain for now and gradually add in some spices. Good luck!

Great ideas, modestmum! I was going to suggest making some chicken plain for now (load up with spices on your pieces but leave LOs plain) and try cutting that up. My son loves steamed broccoli, peas, string beans, sweet potatoes, squash and any kind of fruit you can imagine. He'll also eat fish, steak etc. Just keep it kind of plain for now and gradually add in some spices. Good luck!

Am from india too. My lo refuses to take her dinner if there is no yogurt on her food. So she will have her dinner like yogurt with any of these idly, dosa, rice with some veggie. So may be try topping your lo's favorite on food.

Am from india too. My lo refuses to take her dinner if there is no yogurt on her food. So she will have her dinner like yogurt with any of these idly, dosa, rice with some veggie. So may be try topping your lo's favorite on food.

I am having the same problems with my dd as well at the moment. Though today we have had two semi successful meals !

Here they are...

A tune pasta type meal for lunch. I made a tuna sauce. melt butter, add a little flour & make paste, add milk, added some mixed dried herbs, a dollop of tomato sauce and a small tin of tuna. put on top of some macaroni elbows.

Grilled chicken and onions, butternut squash mashed with a little butter, some finger pieces of butternut squash and broccoli.

HTH :)

I am having the same problems with my dd as well at the moment. Though today we have had two semi successful meals !

Here they are...

A tune pasta type meal for lunch. I made a tuna sauce. melt butter, add a little flour & make paste, add milk, added some mixed dried herbs, a dollop of tomato sauce and a small tin of tuna. put on top of some macaroni elbows.

Grilled chicken and onions, butternut squash mashed with a little butter, some finger pieces of butternut squash and broccoli.

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